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Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550 was written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in 1788. It is sometimes referred to as the "Great G minor symphony", to distinguish it from the "Little G minor symphony", No. 25 .
Mozart's Symphony in G Minor, K. 550, is one of those rare works of art whose very perfection seems to defy analysis. It exists; it is com-prehensible to the perceptive listener; it does not require explanation and justification for satisfactory aesthetic experience. It is neither monu-mental, like the Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, op. 125, by ...
The first theme begins smoothly stepwise, followed by an expressive droop over a throbbing bass. The second theme features a birdlike “chirping” rhythm—easy to spot and becomes a signal motive in the movement. A third theme closes out the beginning.
the G minor Symphony is the work in which Classicism and Romanticism meet and where once and for all we see a perfect equilibrium between them, neither outweighing the other by the tiniest fraction.
9 gru 2014 · The Symphony No.40 in G minor, K.550 has four movements (the score samples are from the second version). In the brief description below I mention Norrington’s view — not necessarily as the ultimate reference (though I personally am close to seeing his interpretation this way), but more because I’m otherwise not discussing
31 gru 2009 · Digital resources for Mozart's Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550 include program notes. This well loved symphony dates from the summer of 1788.
Conventional musical analytical methods fall so far short of accounting for the symphony's impact that the perceptive observer is disappointed at their results. In this study an approach to musical understanding derived from the field of musical aesthetics will be demonstrated.
